Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 637 · 40 questions

How to say it (Stress the words that carry meaning): Find the content words: the ones you would keep in a text message (WANT, CUP, TEA). Say them strongly; say the grammar words quickly and lightly. Keep a steady beat on the stressed words.

1. 1.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) village (b) was (c) a
2. 2.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) captain (b) is (c) team
3. 3.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) cup
4. 4.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dog (b) is (c) table
5. 5.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) in (c) Delhi
6. 6.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tree (b) in (c) kite
7. 7.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) our (c) school
8. 8.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) baby (c) sleeping
9. 9.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Put (b) in (c) fridge
10. 10.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) ate
11. 11.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) ate
12. 12.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) mangoes
13. 13.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) dal
14. 14.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) I (c) cousin
15. 15.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) swim (c) my
16. 16.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) park (c) in
17. 17.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) live (b) the (c) they
18. 18.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) singing
19. 19.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) bus (c) is
20. 20.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) baby (b) the (c) is
21. 21.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) in (c) played
22. 22.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) sweet
23. 23.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) on (c) closed
24. 24.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) sun (b) the (c) in
25. 25.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) train (c) late
26. 26.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dal (b) ate (c) we
27. 27.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) table (b) is (c) the
28. 28.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) pen (b) me (c) he
29. 29.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) keys (b) on (c) the
30. 30.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) rice (b) and (c) we
31. 31.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) small (b) in (c) was
32. 32.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ate (b) rice (c) and
33. 33.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) are (c) beach
34. 34.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) book (c) reading
35. 35.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) speak (b) three (c) can
36. 36.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) kite (c) the
37. 37.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sun (c) in
38. 38.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) river
39. 39.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) to (c) they
40. 40.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) the (c) captain

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